tap1 /tap/ noun- A gentle knock or its sound
- A protective piece on a shoe heel
- A shoe sole (dialect)
- A metal piece attached to the sole and heel of a shoe for tap-dancing
- Tap-dancing
- (in pl) a signal (esp a bugle-call) for putting lights out, also used at military funerals (orig US military)
- (in pl; in the Guide movement) a song sung at the end of a meeting or round a campfire
transitive verb and intransitive verb (tappˈing; tapped) To knock gently intransitive verb- To walk making a tapping sound
- To tap-dance
transitive verb To provide or repair with a tap ORIGIN: OFr taper tappˈable adjective tappˈer noun - A person who taps
- A person who attaches soles and heels to shoes
- An instrument or part that taps
- A decoherer (qv)
tappˈing noun and adjective tapˈ-dance noun and intransitive verb tapˈ-dancer noun tapˈ-dancing noun Dancing characterized by rhythmical striking of dancer's tapped shoes on the floor tapˈ-in noun - A simple shot from a short distance into an undefended goal (football)
- An act of striking the ball in the air with the hand, so that it goes into the basket (basketball)
- A very short, light putt required to put the ball into the hole (golf)
tap kick or tap penalty noun (rugby) A light kick which starts play from a penalty, with the same team keeping possession of the ball tap shoe noun A tapped shoe for tap-dancing tap up (informal) To make a covert approach to a potential employee |